• About the Mean Green: North Texas snapped a two-game losing streak with a 20-14 win over Florida Atlantic. The Mean Green’s three losses have come to LSU (41-14), Kansas State (35-21) and Troy (14-7). After next season, UNT will join Conference USA.

• Players to watch: The Cougars must be mindful of junior return man Brelan Chancellor, who had 286 kickoff return yards in last year’s meeting in Denton. Chancellor is tough to wrap up on first contact and is averaging 20.2 yards this season. He’s also the Mean Green’s second-leading receiver with 19 receptions for 389 yards and five touchdowns and is also a threat out of the Wildcat formation. … The biggest loss for the Mean Green is the departure of Lance Dunbar, the school’s all-time leading rusher. Antoinne Jimmerson (330 yards) and Brandin Byrd (284 yards) account for a bulk of the workload out of the backfield. … QB Derek Thompson has completed 56.5 percent of his passes (74 of 131) for 988 yards with six touchdowns and three interceptions. Thompson was 21-of-33 for 171 yards in last year’s game. … Ivan Delgado leads the team in receiving with 23 receptions. … Linebackers Zachary Orr (44) and Derek Akunne (40) are the team leaders in tackles. … Defensive ends K.C. Obi and Aaron Bellazin have combined for 6.5 sacks. … Defensive backs Zac Whitfield and Marcus Trice are tied for the team lead with two interceptions. … After missing a couple of field goals in the loss to Troy, kicker Zach Olen had two that were the difference in the 20-14 win over Florida Atlantic.